The War in Iraq and the 2006 U.S. Elections

摘要

In November 2006, voters gave Democrats back control of the new Congress, with a 233-202 margin in the House of Representatives and a slim 51-49 edge in the Senate. While most people vote pocketbook issues, the traditional wisdom is that Democrats in 2006 toppled Republican majorities in the House and the Senate largely because of voter discontent over the war in Iraq.